6 The Deafening Silence

Chapter Six The Deafening Silence Even as they stepped out of the explorer pod and onto the surface of the planet, the explorers knew something was going to go wrong. Abigail had landed their pod in what looked like a meadow. Tall yellow grass bent and swayed as the pod settled down. The hatch opened, and the explorers noticed it at once. The silence. Nothing made a sound. The friends stepped out onto the planet, and they heard their boots crunch on the grass. But other than that, there was nothing. No birds chirping, no wind rustling the leaves of the trees in the distance. "This is weird," whispered Finn. "Try to stay as quiet as possible." "I agree," whispered Vale. "If there is something on this planet, it will hear us from

当他们走出探险舱，踏上火星表面时，他们就知道要出事了。 阿比盖尔把他们的豆荚降落在一片看起来像草地的地方。 当豆荚落下来时，高大的黄草弯曲摇摆。 舱门打开了，探险者们立刻注意到了。 的沉默。一点声音也没有。 朋友们踏上了星球，他们听到了靴子踩在草地上的嘎吱声。 但除此之外，什么都没有。 没有鸟儿的鸣叫，没有远处树叶沙沙作响的风。 “这太奇怪了，”芬恩小声说。 “尽量保持安静。” “我同意。” “如果这个星球上有什么东西，它会听到我们的声音

miles away with all this quiet." "I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU'RE SO WORRIED. THIS IS FUN," shouted Voltronix. He stomped away from the explorer pod. "Where are you going?!" Abigail asked. She tried to both whisper and yell at the same time. "YOU SOUND WEIRD. I SOUND AWESOME," said Voltronix. "LET'S GO OVER THERE." Voltronix pointed at the river just beyond a small hill. "Elias, get him under control," said Abigail. "It's your job!" "I didn't ask for this," said Elias. "Foggy, can you help me out here?" "Hey, he's the intelligent one," said Foggy. Voltronix tripped on a rock and fell flat on his face. "WHO PUT A THING THERE?!" said the robot as he picked himself up. "NOT AWESOME!" "Guys, at some point, we need to work with him as part of the team," said Finn. Voltronix started yelling at the rock he had tripped over. "Okay, maybe not right now, but at some point." Elias sighed.

这么安静的地方离这儿好几英里远。” “我不知道你为什么这么担心。 这很有趣。”沃特罗尼克斯喊道。 他跺着脚离开了探险舱。 “你要去哪儿？！”阿比盖尔问道。 她试图同时耳语和叫喊。 你听起来怪怪的。我听起来很棒。”Voltronix说。 “我们到那边去吧。”沃尔特罗尼克斯指着一座小山那边的小河。 “以利亚，管住他。”阿比盖尔说。 “这是你的工作！”“这不是我想要的，”伊莱亚斯说。 “福吉，你能帮我一下吗？”“嘿，他才是聪明的那个，”福吉说。 伏特罗尼克斯被一块石头绊了一下，脸朝下摔了下去。 “谁把东西放在那儿了？！”机器人一边站起来一边说。 “不太棒了!”“伙计们，在某种程度上，我们需要和他一起工作，把他当作球队的一员，”芬恩说。 伏特罗尼克斯开始对着被他绊倒的石头大喊大叫。 “好吧，也许不是现在，但在某个时候。” 伊莱亚斯叹了口气。

"Voltronix, that rock isn't alive. It can't hear you," he said. "OH, IT CAN HEAR ME. IT'S JUST IGNORING ME!" shouted Voltronix. At a rock. "AREN'T YOU?! AREN'T YOOOUUU???!!" "You know," said Elias. "The best thing you can do to someone who's ignoring you? Ignore them back. It drives them crazy." Voltronix nodded. "YOU ARE WISE, LITTLE PERSON," said Voltronix. "I AM IGNORING YOU NOW, ROCK!"

“Voltronix，那块石头没有生命。 它听不到你的声音。”他说。 “哦，它能听到我。它就是不理我！”沃特罗尼克斯喊道。 在一块岩石上。“是吗? !不是YOOOUUU ? ? ! !”“你知道的，”以利亚说。 “面对无视你的人，你能做的最好的事情是什么？” 别理他们。这会让他们发疯。” Voltronix点点头。“你很聪明，小家伙。”沃尔特罗尼克斯说。 “我现在不理你了，石头！”

Elias had successfully quieted Voltronix. He turned to share the moment with Finn, but no one was there to witness it. His friends had all kept going. Elias hustled to catch up. The crew made their way across the field, over the hill, and to the body of water on the other side. They walked carefully and quietly. The only sounds they heard were their own boots on the ground and the swishing of their space-suit pant legs as they walked. Occasionally Voltronix would threaten a rock not to trip him. But other than that, total silence. They slowly approached the water's edge. They all looked around for some sign of animal life. There were short trees nearby, but they couldn't see any birds. Vale checked what looked like tidal pools, but there was nothing but some dark blue moss. No frogs, no crabs. Nothing. "This really does look like a planet where humans could live," Foggy said quietly. "My sensors say you could breathe the air." "Let's keep our helmets on for now," said Abigail. "Those are the rules. Besides, something feels off."

伊莱亚斯成功地平息了沃特罗尼克斯。 他转身想和芬恩分享这一刻，但没有人在那里见证。 他的朋友们都继续前行。 伊莱亚斯赶忙赶上来。 队员们穿过田野，翻过小山，来到了另一边的水域。 他们小心而安静地走着。 他们唯一听到的声音是他们自己的靴子踩在地面上，以及他们行走时太空服裤腿发出的嗖嗖声。 偶尔伏特罗尼克斯会威胁一块石头不要绊倒他。 但除此之外，完全沉默。 他们慢慢地靠近水边。 他们四处张望，寻找动物的踪迹。 附近有一些矮树，但他们看不到任何鸟。 瓦勒检查了看起来像是潮汐池的地方，但除了一些深蓝色的苔藓什么也没有。 没有青蛙，没有螃蟹。什么都没有。 “这看起来确实像是一个人类可以居住的星球，”福吉平静地说。 “我的传感器说你可以呼吸空气了。” “我们先戴上头盔吧。”阿比盖尔说。 “这是规矩。而且，感觉有些不对劲。”

"I BET SOMETHING LIVES IN THE WATER, AND I BET I AM RIGHT," said Voltronix. Finn picked up a small stone and tossed it into the water. It splashed and rippled across the surface. But nothing happened. "Hey, I thought this was supposed to be a river," said Vale. "The water is so still. It's more like a lake." "I BET SOMETHING LIVES IN THE WATER, AND I BET I AM RIGHT," said Voltronix. "Then why don't you go for a swim and find out?" said Elias. "Let us know if a shark bites you." "OKAY. HOW DO I SWIM?" asked Voltronix as he walked into the water. "No, stop!" said Foggy. "It's not smart to just go into water like that. You don't know what's in there." "HA HA HA HA, I LAUGH," said Voltronix. "I AM VOLTRONIX ZU! I AM NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING." The robot kept walking. The water rose to his chest. "I KNOW YOU ALL LAUGH AT ME. YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW,

“我敢打赌水里有什么东西，我敢打赌我是对的。”沃特罗尼克斯说。 芬恩捡起一块小石头，扔进了水里。 它在水面上溅起涟漪。 但是什么也没发生。“嘿，我以为这应该是一条河，”瓦尔说。 “水是那么静。它更像一个湖。” “我敢打赌水里有什么东西，我敢打赌我是对的。”沃特罗尼克斯说。 “那你为什么不去游泳看看呢？”伊莱亚斯说。 “如果鲨鱼咬了你，告诉我们。” “好吧。我怎么游泳？”Voltronix边走进水里边问。 “不，停下！”福吉说。“像那样下水是不明智的。 你不知道里面有什么。” “哈哈哈哈哈，我笑了。”Voltronix说。 “我是沃特罗尼克斯祖！”我什么都不怕。” 机器人继续行走。水涨到了他的胸口。 “我知道你们都在嘲笑我。 你以为我不知道

BUT I DO KNOW. I AM NOT AFRAID OF YOUR LAUGHTER, AND I AM NOT AFRAID OF THE WATER. I AM WATERPROOF!" Voltronix was now in the water up to his chin. "BUT COULD SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO SWIM NOW?" "For crying out loud," said Abigail. "Voltronix, you don't have to prove anything to us. Come back here, please." The robot seemed relieved and began walking back to shore. "Besides, I think it's time we started using this," said Elias. He held up the investigative scope. He peered down at the ground. "I don't see anything but a bunch of rock." "HEY, THAT'S MINE. HOW DID YOU GET THAT?" asked Voltronix. He stepped out of the water, dripping, and reached for the scope.

但我知道。我不怕你的笑声，我也不怕水。 我是防水的！”伏特罗尼克斯现在已经泡在没到下巴的水里了。 “但是现在有人能告诉我怎么游泳吗？”“我的天哪。”阿比盖尔说。 “沃特罗尼克斯，你不需要向我们证明什么。 请回到这里来。”机器人似乎松了一口气，开始向岸边走去。 “此外，我认为我们是时候开始使用它了，”伊莱亚斯说。 他举起了调查的望远镜。 他凝视着地面。 “除了一堆石头，我什么也没看见。” “嘿，那是我的。你是怎么弄到的？”沃特罗尼克斯问。 他从水里出来，浑身滴水，伸手去拿瞄准镜。